What is the meaning of Fawn?

  • (n.) A fawn color.
  • (a.) Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.
  • (v.i.) To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.
  • (v.i.) To bring forth a fawn.
  • (n.) The young of an animal; a whelp.
  • (n.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.
  • (n.) A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Fawn. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fawn/definitions/2007242
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "Fawn" http://smartdefine.org/fawn/definitions/2007242 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, Fawn, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fawn/definitions/2007242>.
MLAWebster's. "Fawn" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fawn/definitions/2007242>
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